After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 176 Bai Feng Knows

Just then, Xiao Xi brought in chicken soup and medicinal food, and the two stopped talking.

The next day, before dawn, Su Sheng set off with Doctor Li. Upon returning, he rushed into the house to find Su Yu, saying, "My cousin has given birth to a son. Both mother and child are safe."

"Really!" Su Yu stood up in surprise, even happier than if she had given birth to her son.

What Su Sheng said next plunged her into despair.

Su Sheng sighed, "It's a pity that the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhu family is also pregnant. The eldest son of the Zhu family values ​​his first wife's child more. He wasn't even there when my cousin gave birth."

Su Yu's expression tightened, and her smile gradually faded.

Su Sheng was a little worried, "Wife, what do you think will happen to my cousin and that child in the future?"

He knew his wife was smart, so he habitually asked her.

Su Yu gave a bitter smile. "What else can we do? It's a choice between the first wife and the mistress. Anyone can tell! Don't go to Yong'an Lane for a while, at least not until the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhu family gives birth."

They cannot expose Ke Yunyun and her child; otherwise, if the Cui family makes trouble, Zhu Yixuan will abandon Ke Yunyun and her child without hesitation.

The Cui family, whom Su Yu feared, was currently living a life of luxury.

During this time, Zhu Yixuan stayed home with her, and she felt like she was back in the bliss of newlywed life. She even found the women in the mansion more agreeable and even tried to persuade Zhu Yixuan to visit the concubines. However, Zhu Yixuan resolutely refused, which pleased Cui Shi even more.

Upon hearing that Madam Zhu had returned to her parents' home, Madam Cui immediately summoned her personal maid, Bilian, to go to Madam Zhu's main courtyard to watch the spectacle.

"Oh! My sister-in-law is back! Why don't you come sit in your sister-in-law's courtyard?" Cui deliberately stuck out her flat belly and sat down with Bilian's help.

Madam Zhu stared at her belly with anticipation and caution in her eyes. "Why are you wandering around when you're pregnant? It's easy to talk to your sister-in-law! Just send someone over and tell her I'll let her come over."

Madam Zhu immediately glared at him with displeasure, "Mother!"

Madam Zhu chuckled and said, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant and shouldn't travel around too much. Please be understanding."

Cui's smile deepened, and she arrogantly glanced at Zhu's belly with her chin raised, asking casually, "Little sister-in-law, is there any movement in your belly? If there isn't any, you'd better hurry up. We women only have a few years of youth. If we don't have children now, it will be even more difficult to have them later."

Zhu's face was very ugly, and she spat out each word through gritted teeth, "No need for you to worry, sister-in-law."

Madam Cui covered her face and chuckled, "I was just reminding you, you just need to take it to heart."

Zhu was both anxious and angry, and didn't want to pay attention to Cui, so she looked at Madam Zhu and said, "Mother, I want the ginseng in your storeroom."

Cui raised her eyelids slightly, then lowered her eyes and said, "What a coincidence, I also came to ask Mother for ginseng. I remember Mother has a hundred-year-old ginseng here. Could you give it to me? The doctor said that ginseng can replenish qi."

"Alright, alright! You can have it if you want!" Madam Zhu said, appearing completely compliant.

Madam Zhu couldn't sit still any longer. "Mother! I was the one who spoke first."

"You didn't say you wanted that century-old ginseng!" Madam Zhu frowned subconsciously and said unhappily, "I can understand that your sister-in-law is pregnant and needs ginseng, but what are you trying to do? Besides, has the Bai family fallen so low that they can't even afford a century-old ginseng? You actually came back to your parents' home to snatch things from your sister-in-law, is that appropriate?"

Madam Zhu looked at Madam Zhu in disbelief.

Madam Zhu realized that she had spoken too harshly, so she quickly comforted her, "I only have one century-old ginseng. If I give it to your sister-in-law, it will be gone. We don't lack other medicinal herbs, so you can pick a couple to take back."

Madam Zhu's perfunctory attitude chilled Zhu Shi's heart. Zhu Shi stamped her foot in anger, "You're all bullying me!"

With that, he turned and ran away.

Madam Zhu's face darkened. "This child! He's getting more and more unruly!"

Cui revealed a smug smile.

Zhu returned to the Bai family in a rage and vented her anger in her courtyard. Rulan did not dare to frown at her and waited until Zhu's anger subsided before entering the house and whispering, "Master, why didn't you tell Madam why you wanted the ginseng? If Madam knew that you wanted it for the sake of having children, she certainly wouldn't have let the eldest young mistress take it from you."

Madam Zhu sneered twice, her eyes flashing with a venomous light, and she clenched her fists tightly. "My mother would side with me? Rulan, how naive you are! Cui Ruyi is only pregnant now, and all the masters of the Zhu family treat her like an ancestor. How can I, a married-out daughter, compare?"

"Master," Rulan bit her lip, not daring to utter a sound.

Madam Zhu let out a long sigh and slowly closed her eyes. "Well, the matter of having offspring is still nowhere in sight. How are those little vixens in the backyard doing?"

Rulan mustered her spirits and replied respectfully, "Aunt Hua is pregnant, and Aunt Liu is four months along with a stable pregnancy. Mistress, do you need me?"

Zhu waved her hand, "Don't act rashly for now, let's wait until they give birth."

Since marrying into the Bai family, she has been taking medicine almost constantly in her quest for a child, but so far there has been no sign of pregnancy. To be honest, she has lost all confidence in getting pregnant, especially if the concubine's child is lost at this point.

She feared her situation in the Bai family would become even more difficult, and that they should still give birth, but she was truly unwilling to accept it.

"Ah!" Zhu Shi overturned the table as if she were in a frenzy, her eyes bloodshot. "Why! Why can they all get pregnant, but I can't have children! God is so unfair to me!"

Rulan was so frightened that she trembled.

After a while, Bai Feng returned from outside. The house had been cleaned up. He had no idea that Zhu Shi had gone mad. He only asked, "When you went back to your parents' home today, did your elder brother and sister-in-law say anything?"

"What else can they say?" Zhu asked sharply.

Bai Feng, unusually, didn't hold a grudge. Instead, he strangely moved closer to Zhu Shi and lowered his voice, saying, "Do you know who I met when I went out today?"

"Who is it?" Zhu's curiosity was piqued.

Bai Feng's lips curled slightly as he said, "I saw Su Chuan."

"Hmm?" Zhu was surprised and frowned in confusion. "What's so strange about you seeing him? What? You're not going to settle accounts with him anymore?"

Bai Feng snorted coldly, not responding to that. "I saw him sneaking into the pharmacy and buying a bunch of tonics, so I followed him. Guess where he went?"

Zhu remained silent.

Bai Feng said unhurriedly, "He went to Yong'an Lane. I asked around and found out that the owner of that villa in Yong'an Lane is a woman who just gave birth. Su Chuan's family are all servants in that villa."

"You can't just say things like that!" Madam Zhu suddenly stood up, her heart pounding.

Bai Feng leaned back lazily, letting out a laugh that sounded like mockery. "I thought you were such an upright older brother, but it turns out you're nothing special! You have to ask me for servants to wait on you because of your mistress. You're doing this so discreetly just to make sure your sister-in-law finds out."

(End of this chapter)